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Balance vs. Motion in Dressage
Written by Jec Ballou
The development of dressage horses falls more or less into two camps, with a lively debate dividing them over the proper...
How Groundwork Relates to Riding
Written by Mindy Bower
Editor’s Note: In the series that ran in several issues Mindy Bower discussed how groundwork relates to riding. This first piece...
The Reaching Exercise with Buck Brannaman
This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.31 - Subscribe today!
To ride your horse properly, there should never be a time that you...
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Horsemanship Skills
Lean How to Ride a Half-Halt – Using an Ordinary Blood...
Written by Wendy Murdoch
Have you ever heard the term half-halt and wondered what it meant? Have you wondered how to ride a half-halt? Maybe...
For Visual Learners
Build Your Confidence
Stay on the Centerline
With Scott Grosskopf
This article originally appeared in Eclectic Horseman Issue No.67
I’ve had a lot of folks ask me, "Why does my horse start to...
Look and Feel in Your Groundwork
Written by Scott Stokes
Groundwork is an essential tool in horsemanship. Its application begins with the first haltering of a foal as well as getting...
Winter Projects Part 2
With Jeff Derby
In the last issue of Eclectic Horseman, Jeff Derby discussed his approach to working on winter projects in general, and getting a...
Flexing and the Counter Bend Exercise
With Richard Caldwell
Riding in the hackamore can be a little intimidating if you've never done it before. We're going to start out with some...
THE HORSEMAN'S GAZETTE - A DVD COMPANION
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